Comments on: Beautiful Living MOSStiles Brighten Up Your Room With Every Color Of The Rainbow http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-living-mosstiles-brighten-up-your-room-with-every-color-of-the-rainbow/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Binu Ann http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-living-mosstiles-brighten-up-your-room-with-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-502845 Binu Ann Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:12:21 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=266010#comment-502845 is it possible for me to use this type of moss alone? i wanted to make a decorative out of it to place it on my mantle. Thank you is it possible for me to use this type of moss alone? i wanted to make a decorative out of it to place it on my mantle. Thank you

]]> By: patricepetroff http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-living-mosstiles-brighten-up-your-room-with-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-468996 patricepetroff Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:42:02 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=266010#comment-468996 so how do the tiles themselves attach to your wall? so how do the tiles themselves attach to your wall?

]]> By: katiehandy http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-living-mosstiles-brighten-up-your-room-with-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-390767 katiehandy Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:15:31 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=266010#comment-390767 Plenty of misinformation in this comment thread lead me to sign up for an account just to let you guys know the real deal... I am using this product on a project and am currently in possession of a sq. ft. tile. This stuff is awesome! And expensive! It is definitely, definitely alive. Reindeer moss is what it's called, which is a type of lichen. At the time of harvest, it goes through a salting process that retards its growth, so it will never shrink or grow again, but will stay alive. It is grown in Scandinavia on a sustainable farm where the product is trimmed off the top and then placed onto a plaster tile. It sets into the plaster and as long as it is not pulled out, it remains there, alive. It is dyed with various natural products, like beet juice, to get the vibrant colors, after harvesting. It requires virtually no maintenance in at least 50% humidity, but I have been spritzing it to keep it soft and moist and bright. There is one supplier in the US, which is Green Up LLC is Stamford CT. I should get paid for this kind of marketing, shouldn't I? Plenty of misinformation in this comment thread lead me to sign up for an account just to let you guys know the real deal…

I am using this product on a project and am currently in possession of a sq. ft. tile. This stuff is awesome! And expensive!

It is definitely, definitely alive. Reindeer moss is what it’s called, which is a type of lichen. At the time of harvest, it goes through a salting process that retards its growth, so it will never shrink or grow again, but will stay alive.

It is grown in Scandinavia on a sustainable farm where the product is trimmed off the top and then placed onto a plaster tile. It sets into the plaster and as long as it is not pulled out, it remains there, alive.

It is dyed with various natural products, like beet juice, to get the vibrant colors, after harvesting.

It requires virtually no maintenance in at least 50% humidity, but I have been spritzing it to keep it soft and moist and bright.

There is one supplier in the US, which is Green Up LLC is Stamford CT. I should get paid for this kind of marketing, shouldn’t I?

]]> By: samatasamant http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-living-mosstiles-brighten-up-your-room-with-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-344258 samatasamant Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:53:20 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=266010#comment-344258 i want to use these tiles at my interior site. how can i buy it? i want to use these tiles at my interior site. how can i buy it?

]]> By: shireen http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-living-mosstiles-brighten-up-your-room-with-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-342924 shireen Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:58:32 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=266010#comment-342924 OK, i just examined some of the other photos ... that does not look like moss. It appears to be a lichen. In the US, it's called "Reindeer Moss" -- called a moss, even tho' it's actually a lichen. And the colors they have indicate that those "mosses" were dyed. So this stuff, as pretty as it looks, is preserved. Not alive. OK, i just examined some of the other photos … that does not look like moss. It appears to be a lichen. In the US, it’s called “Reindeer Moss” — called a moss, even tho’ it’s actually a lichen. And the colors they have indicate that those “mosses” were dyed. So this stuff, as pretty as it looks, is preserved. Not alive.

]]> By: shireen http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-living-mosstiles-brighten-up-your-room-with-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-342923 shireen Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:55:08 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=266010#comment-342923 Thanks for the response. I was interested in more details ... it's a resin base. But I am wondering how the moss is attached to that resin base. Do they grow the moss from spores or starter cultures? Or is it transplanted and attached? What kind of moss do they use? The stuff may grow everywhere in nature, but it's not that straight-forward to cultivate it indoors. Thanks for the response. I was interested in more details … it’s a resin base. But I am wondering how the moss is attached to that resin base. Do they grow the moss from spores or starter cultures? Or is it transplanted and attached? What kind of moss do they use? The stuff may grow everywhere in nature, but it’s not that straight-forward to cultivate it indoors.

]]> By: lazyreader http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-living-mosstiles-brighten-up-your-room-with-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-342813 lazyreader Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:57:45 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=266010#comment-342813 They just said it. They use a resin. Moss has no roots, it'll practically grow on anything. You see it all the time on rocks, exposed mineral soil, disturbed soils, acid soil, calcareous soil, cliff seeps and waterfall spray areas, streamsides, shaded humusy soil, downed logs, burnt stumps, tree trunk bases, upper tree trunks, and tree branches, cracks between paving stones in damp city streets, and on roofs and concrete walls. It doesn't take much skill to grow this stuff on purpose. They just said it. They use a resin. Moss has no roots, it’ll practically grow on anything. You see it all the time on rocks, exposed mineral soil, disturbed soils, acid soil, calcareous soil, cliff seeps and waterfall spray areas, streamsides, shaded humusy soil, downed logs, burnt stumps, tree trunk bases, upper tree trunks, and tree branches, cracks between paving stones in damp city streets, and on roofs and concrete walls. It doesn’t take much skill to grow this stuff on purpose.

]]> By: shireen http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-living-mosstiles-brighten-up-your-room-with-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-342677 shireen Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:12:47 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=266010#comment-342677 Beautiful! How do they secure the moss to the growing substrate? Beautiful! How do they secure the moss to the growing substrate?

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